6th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.29° N 10.79° W

6th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 6th Street sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.6° 

6th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 6th Street today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 6th Street at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at 6th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
6
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
99
92
94
36
36
36
36
36
35
33
43
52
40
50
49
190
86
148
148
243
322
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:51AM1.24m
5:54PM1.09m
6:21AM1.29m
6:26PM1.14m
6:49AM1.33m
6:57PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.34m
11:49PM0.21m
12:26PM0.28m
00:22AM0.17m
12:57PM0.22m
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6:37
6:35
6:35
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6:52
6:52
6:52
 mm
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
28
27
28
27
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